POSTED: Saturday August 18th 2007
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ESPN2?s NASCAR Countdown from Michigan International Speedway

Some Notable Quotes from ESPN?s Telecast of the NASCAR Busch Series Carfax 250 at MIS:

What is the Most Meaningful Record in NASCAR?

ESPN ANALYST AND NASCAR CUP CHAMPION RUSTY WALLACE ? ?The thing that sticks in my head is Richard Petty?s 200^th victory. Now that one I think about all the time and it strikes my mind real quickly.?

ESPN ANALYST AND WINNING NASCAR TEAM OWNER BRAD DAUGHERTY ? ?As a fan I think it would be the seven championships by Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr. That?s a big number, seven championships, but 200 wins is pretty big, too.?

ESPN NASCAR HOST ALLEN BESTWICK ? ?When you?re in control of things, you have opportunities to roll people under the bus. Well, the guys who have control of the video, just gave us the perfect opportunity to roll Brad under the bus. After rolling tape of Brad Daugherty?s NBA Career with the Cavaliers and his talked-about records for the most points and most rebounds in Cleveland Cavaliers history. So they pulled up this video so we can talk about those records, but I want to talk about that mustache.?

BRAD DAUGHERTY ? ?That was bad. That was sweet. Look at that man.?

RUSTY WALLACE ? ?You look mean there, buddy.?

BRAD DAUGHERTY ? ?Big, mean and ugly.?

BRAD TO ALLEN BESTWICK ON BEING PROUD OF HIS NBA CAREER RECORDS WITH THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS ? ?Absolutely I?m proud. But, there?s a young man chasing my record named LeBron James, and I think he?s going to catch it.?

Four-wide Racing and Engine Life at Michigan International Speedway

BRAD DAUGHERTY ON GOING FOUR WIDE AT MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY ? ?From the fan?s perspective, just like Rusty said, you?ve got two-, three-, four-, sometimes five-wide racing. It?s a fast racetrack. A lot of grooves, so there?s excitement everywhere on the racetrack. You can look from positions 20 all the way back to 43 and there will be little races going on all day long. The key to that, long green-flag runs. You can?t get up and go to the fridge during this race or you?re going to miss some excitement.?

On Saturday, ESPN2 continued its season-long coverage of the NASCAR Busch Series with live coverage of the Carfax 250 at Michigan International Speedway. The telecast began at 3 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown. ESPN?s Allen Bestwick hosted NASCAR Countdown at MIS.

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ESPN?s NASCAR Countdown will have a live preview of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series at MIS at 1 p.m. ET Sunday, Aug. 19. ESPN?s Suzy Kolber will host NASCAR Countdown, while two-time NASCAR champion crew chief Tim Brewer will report from the ESPN DISH Tech Center.

About NASCAR on ESPN:

ESPN and ESPN on ABC will have comprehensive, multi-platform coverage featuring telecasts of the final 17 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races including the 10-race “Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup” championship on ESPN on ABC. Additionally, ESPN2 is the home of the NASCAR Busch Series all season. For the first time in the history of televised motorsports, all programming will be produced totally in High Definition. ESPN?s comprehensive, multimedia NASCAR coverage will extend to ESPN.com, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio, SportsCenter, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS, ESPNRadio, ESPN360.com and ESPN International, among other ESPN platforms. ESPN aired 262 NASCAR Cup Races over a 20-year period starting in 1981. The network’s award-winning, live flag-to-flag coverage on ESPN was honored with 17 Sports Emmy Awards, as well as many industry honors. It is widely credited for helping to popularize the sport nationwide. NASCAR races have appeared on ABC for decades, beginning with broadcasts on the award-winning Wide World of Sports program in the 1960s.

Visit www.espnmediazone.com for ESPN’s latest releases, schedules and other news, plus photos, video and audio clips and more.

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Media Contact: Jenny Zimmerman at ESPN (407) 566-2213; jennifer.j.zimmerman@espn.com

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Kim Jessup at ESPN (407) 566-2175; kimberly.jessup@espn.com

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